Metallic receptacle for hot water.



JAMES A. DAVIS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ANTISLIPPING HORSESHOE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application filed March 31, 1913. Serial No. 758,031.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, JAMES A. DAVIS, citizen of the United States, residing at WVaslr ington, District of Columbia, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Antislipping Horseshoe Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices adapted to be attached to horse shoes for the purpose of providing means for preventing slipping of the shoe upon snow, ice and wet concrete.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a very simple and effective attachment of the character stated which mav be easily applied to or removed from a horse shoe and wherein the ealks may be readily applied to or removed from the attachment.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the attachment may be firmly supported by a toe clamp and heel clamps, and whereby the heel clamps may be laterally adjusted so as to conform to the eculiarities of any individual hoof.

A still further object is to so construct the attachment that the distance between the toe calks and heel calks or between the toe clamp and the heel clamps may be adjustably varied to suit the shoe to different sizes of hoofs.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the attachment that it may adapt itself to hoofs lacking in bilateral symmetry.

A further object is to provide calks having a plurality of cutting edges and so mounted that each calk may be rotated to bring any one of the cutting edges into active position, and whereby the faces of the call: will be firmly supported to hold the calk against accidental rotary movement.

A still further object is to provide heel clamping members adjustable with relation to the body of the attachment.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawmgs, 111 which Figure l is an under side plan view of a horse shoe attachment constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the attachment applied to a hoof; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the toe clamp of the attachment shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 1 is an under side plan View of a modified form of the attachment; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of heel clamp with the attachment as shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the line G6 of Fig. 7; Fig. 7 is a transverse section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the tension bar shown in Fig. 4:.

Uorresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.-

The form of attachment illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 includes a front cross bar or plate designated 2. This plate at its ends is bent upward as at 3 over the edge of the shoe, and then is connected to an arcuate band 4 which fits over the toe of a hoof and forms a toe clamp whereby the forward end of the attachment is connected rigidly to the shoe. The plate 2 at its opposite end is formed with downwardly extending studs, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, the studs being screw-threaded and designated 5, and being for the attachment of the front calks 7. These front calks 7 are triangular in form so as to provide a plurality of flat sides 8 and cutting edges 9. Any one of the fiat sides 8 is adapted to lie against and bear upon the plate 2 so that any one of the points may be extended downward. WVhen the calk is supported against the front plate 2, it will be support ed across its lower face so as to secure a thorough firm bearing.

Each face of the calk is formed with an aperture 10, these apertures or passages meeting centrally in the calk, as illustrated in Fig. 7. Passing through the stud 5 is a pin 11, this pin being preferably tapered, a laterally extending opening for the passage of this pin being made through the calk. Nhen the pin is forced through the calk and through the opening in the stud 5, the pin will act to clamp the calk rigidly to the stud by a wedging action. The end of the pin is intended to be bent over as at 12, but when it is desired to readjust the calk, it is only necessary to bend up the end 12, remove the pin, and readjust the call: so as to bring another aperture 10 in co-incidence with the stud 5.

Attached to the plate 2 at its middle and extending rearward therefrom is a rod 13 which is screw-threaded. Extending trans- JULIETTA S. DE FORREST, OF ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

METALLIC REGEPTACLE FOR HOT WATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application filed May 23, 1912. Serial No. 699,172.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULIETTA S. DE Fon- REST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Andover, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Metallic Receptacles for Hot lVater, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic receptacles for hot-water, and has for its object to form a curved receptacle adapted to fit the body of the person using it, which is constructed and arranged to repose in upright position while being filled, or when not in use. Also to form the bottom of the receptacle in such manner that it is especially adapted for engagement with a support arranged to contain an alcohol or other lamp for the purpose of heating the receptacle.

Figure 1 is a front elevation and partial vertical section of a receptacle for hot water embodying this invention, in connection with a heating-device. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the supporting-frame which contains the heating-device, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail of the lower end portion of the receptacle.

The receptacle is made of metal and consists of a top wall 12, bottom Wall 13, upright front and back walls 14, 15, and upright side or end walls 16, 17. An openmg is made in the top wall 12 for a nipple 20, designed to receive upon it a screw-cap 21, for the purpose of closing the opening, yet, in lieu thereof any other suitable closingmeans may be employed. The front and back walls are curved throughout their length, from top to bottom of the receptacle, and the arcs are preferably struck from different centers, so that said walls are not concentric, thus enabling the receptacle to be made wider at the bottom than at the top. The front wall is curved inward and the back wall is curved outward. The bottom wall 13 is formed at a right angle to the chord of the arc of the front wall, so as to insure the receptacle resting in upright position, and the top wall 12 is arranged in parallel relation with the bottom wall. The back wall which is formed on an arc of the longest radius is olfset at its lower end or bent outwardly to form an acute-angled projection 25, the angle of the outer side of which corresponds to the angle of the lower end portion of the front wall, thus forming in connection with the bottom wall a dove-tail lower end-portion which increases the area of the bottom of the receptacle and also provides for the engagement with supporting-means formed as a pedestal designed to contain an alcohol or other lamp. The side or end walls of the receptacle are preferably arranged in parallel. When thus constructed it will be observed that the center of gravity of the body portion of the receptacle falls within the area of the bottom so that the receptacle will repose in upright position while being filled or when not in use.

The supporting-means here shown consists of a base 30, inclined side portions 31, 31, and a top wall 32, and the side portions extend upwardly and inwardly above the top wall to form a dovetailed recess to receive the lower dovetailed formed end-portion of the receptacle. The top wall 32 has a hole 34 through it so that the heat of an alcohol or other lamp placed beneath said top wall may pass through it to heat the contents of the receptacle.

It is obvious that my improved form of receptacle is of advantage without the supporting or heating means here shown, it being filled with water heated by other means.

I claim As a new article of manufacture, a metallic receptacle for heating water comprising parallel side walls, parallel top and bottom walls, and curved front and back walls, the curved front wall of shorter radius than the curved back wall, the top and bottom walls being approximately at right angles to the chord of the front wall, the back wall at its juncture with the bottom Wall being projected at an angle to such extending tightening member operatively connected to the toe and heel clamps, a calk supporting member, means operatively connecting the tightening member to the supporting member for longitudinal adjustment of the supporting member relative to the ti htening member, said means permitting the lateral adjustment of the calk supporting member relative to the ti htening member, calks supported upon the supporting member, heel clamps operatively connected to the tightening member and longitudinally adjustable relative to the supporting member, and means for laterally adjusting the sup porting members and the corresponding heel calks independently of each other.

6. A horseshoe attachment of the character described, including toe calks, heel clamps, a transverse member to which the heel calks are ope "atively connected, a tightening member engaging the transverse member to draw the heel calks toward the toe clamps, said transverse member being longitudinally adjustable upon the tightening member and laterally adjustable independently of and with relation thereto, and said.

heel clamps being provided with forwardly extending lugs engaging the inside faces of the shoe heels and operatively connected to the tightening member.

7. A horseshoe attachment of the character described, including toe clamps, heel clamps, a tightening member connecting the toe and heel clamps, a heel calk carrymg member, heel calks carried thereby, and

clamps, a tightening member, a transverselyextending member through which the tight ening member passes, said member having screw threaded laterally extending shanks,

heel calks mounted upon said shanks, and.

means for holding the heel calks in any laterally adjusted position in the shanks;

9. A horseshoe attachment of the character described, including toe clamping devices, triangular toe calks adjustablymounted upon the toe clamp whereby the calks may be rotated to bring any one of the faces of the calks upward and the corresponding apex of the calk downward, a tension rod extending from said toe clamp, heel clamps operatively connected to the tension rod, a heel calk carrying bar having a slot through which the tension rod passes and having laterally extending annular screw threaded shanks, and triangular calks rotatably mounted upon the shanks whereby any one of the faces of the calk may be turned upward and the opposed apex of the calk extended downward.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- JAMES A. DAVIS.

lVitnesses J. D. YOAKLEY, Fnnnnnio B. WVRIGHT.

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